| analogy definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect | 131 sets |
| 2 | a comparison | 57 sets |
| 3 | similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things | 53 sets |
| 4 | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 41 sets |
| 5 | similarity; parallelism | 31 sets |
| 6 | a comparison made between two things to show how they are alike. | 30 sets |
| 7 | a likeness between different things; a similarity; a comparison | 27 sets |
| 8 | comparison | 26 sets |
| 9 | a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based | 25 sets |
| 10 | likeness in some respects between things otherwise different; similarity; comparison | 25 sets |
| 11 | similarity | 25 sets |
| 12 | a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them | 17 sets |
| 13 | n. reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others are formed. | 17 sets |
| 14 | a comparison between things that are alike in some ways | 17 sets |
| 15 | a comparison of two things to show that they are alike in certain respects. | 16 sets |
| 16 | comparison made between two things to show how they are alike | 14 sets |
| 17 | similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise unlike. | 14 sets |
| 18 | a comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things. | 13 sets |
| 19 | a comparison made between two things to show how they are alike | 12 sets |
| 20 | a comparison highlighting a similarity between otherwise dissimilar things | 12 sets |
| 21 | a comparison of two things that are somewhat alike. | 12 sets |
| 22 | the correspondence or resemblance between two things that are essentially different | 12 sets |
| 23 | an extended comparison showing the similarities between two things | 11 sets |
| 24 | a literary device employed to serve as a basis for comparison. it is assumed that what applies to the parallel situation also applies to the original circumstance. in other words, it is the comparison between two different items. | 11 sets |
| 25 | n. similarity; parallelism | 11 sets |
| 26 | a comparison of one thing to another; similarity | 11 sets |
| 27 | an extended comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things | 11 sets |
| 28 | the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. | 10 sets |
| 29 | similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise unlike | 10 sets |
| 30 | n. a smiliarity between things that are otherwise dissimilar | 9 sets |
| 31 | analogy is the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. the key is to ascertain the relationship between the first so you can choose the correct second pair. part to whole, opposites, results of are types of relationships you should find. | 9 sets |
| 32 | a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and a pump. | 9 sets |
| 33 | resemblance in some particulars between things otherwise unlike | 9 sets |
| 34 | similarity between two species that is due to convergent evolution rather than to descent from a common ancestor with the same trait | 8 sets |
| 35 | a comparison of one thing to another; similarity similarity | 8 sets |
| 36 | -a resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects when the things are otherwise entirely different. | 8 sets |
| 37 | the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship | 8 sets |
| 38 | a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | 8 sets |
| 39 | is the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. the key is to ascertain the relationship between the first so you can choose the correct second pair. part to whole, opposites, results of are types of relationships you should find. | 7 sets |
| 40 | a comparison between two things | 7 sets |
